Through the Green Glass: Climate Change Symposium for Education Leaders
Climate change is a pressing global challenge that we all face. As education leaders, school board trustees and senior district staff have the power to implement meaningful change for our children and our communities. This half-day symposium, which took place on January 24, 2008 provided a comprehensive look at making school districts sustainable: everything from systems thinking, to building green, to supporting student leadership.
Click here to watch video footage of Severn Cullis-Suzuki and Dr. John Fyfe give their keynote speeches. If you prefer the audio versions only, click here for Severn Cullis-Suzuki's keynote and here for Dr. John Fyfe's.
Photos from the Symposium are now up!
Symposium proceedings will be posted below as they become available. Check back regularly!
Dr. John Fyfe, keynote: Global Climate Change
Workshop 1 - Systems Thinking for Going Carbon Neutral
Wendy Lim & Eric Thorleifson, Richmond School District: Education for Sustainable Development
Patrick Robertson, West Vancouver School District: Greening Our Schools: A West Vancouver School District Approach
Colleen Sparks, BC Climate Action Secretariat & Orest Maslany, BC Ministry of Labour & Citizens' Services: Carbon Neutral by 2010: The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act
Workshop 2 - Green Operations
Glenn Brenan, Greater Victoria School District: School District #61 Energy Upgrade Program
Rebecca Freedman, BC Ministry of the Environment: School-Based Transportation Emission Reductions
Ladislav Holovsky, Chang Holovsky Architects & Peter Westhaver, Principal of Royal Oak Middle School: Green Design of Royal Oak Middle School
Dolores Altin, Evergreen: Smart School Grounds Design Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Workshop 6 - What is Smart Community Design and Does it Matter?
Arthur Orsini, Urbanthinkers: The Active School Commute: Why it Matters